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+¥• Hearts of Gold. 4* 



A DRAMA 

IN FOUR ACTS. 



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HEARTS OF GOLD. 
CAST OF CHARACTERS. 






Charles Aigsburth, An adopted son. 

Lieut. Jack Aigsburth, ) 

Capt. Efflingbar, v Army Officers. 

Lieut. Wumppytut. ) 

Zeno, .' A gypsy. 

Helene Ponsifrail, An actress. 

Jessie Efflingbar, The Captain's sister. 

Polly Kissme, A school girl. 

Soldiers, etc. 

TIME OF FLA YING—1 hour and 45 minutes. 

COSTUMES.— English. 

SYNOPSIS 01 EVENTS 

ACT I.— Jessie and Polly— Glorious news— Lieutenant Wumppytut, Polly's 
lover— Charles Aigsburth and Jessie— A promise not given— Arrival of Jessie's 
brother — Helene, the gypsy girl, now Miss Ponsifrail, the actress — A surprise — 
Helene and Jessie— Charles and Helene, old friends— "I am no longer the igno- 
rant gypsy girl, you shall not cast me off like a broken plaything" — Zeno, the 
gypsy— The secret— Polly and Jack— The disowned son— The will— "It is a for- 
gery" — A baffled villain — Jack and Jessie — A broken promise — Vows renewed — 
Charles rejected and defeated. 

ACT II.— Lieutenant Wumppytut takes a nap— The cuckoo— Polly discovered 
— The violin lesson — Jack discloses the secret in Helene Ponsifrail's life to the 
Captain — Charles and Helene — "There is nothing left but revenge" — A wicked 
compact — "I will play my part as the gypsy girl" — Zeno — "Charles, you and I 
are brothers" — "You are Jack Aigsburth's adopted brother" — The marriage in- 
terrupted by the gypsy girl— "I am that man's wife" — "It is a lie, comrades, I 
am no coward." 

ACT HI. — Return of the Regiment— Charles now Jessie's accepted lover — 
Helene discovers Charle's perfidy — Captain tells Jessie that Jack saved his life 
on the battle field — Jack's ring — Lieutenant Wumppytut as a gypsy, tells Polly's 
fortune — Helene informs Jessie that Jack is true to her, that she was the gypsy 
girl, but not Jack's wife— Charles denounces Helene and attempts her mui-der— 
"My God, I have killed her" — The escape. 

ACT IV. — Polly gives Lieutenant Wumppytut a pi'esent — The violin lesson No. 
2 — Captain and Jack — "We found Helene insensible, she has now recovered, but 
she can never be anything to you" — Lieutenant Wumppytut playing the violin 
for a wife — Jack and Helene — "I forgive you"— Charles and Jack — "Repentance 
comes too late" — Attempts to murder Jack — Helene appears — Zeno — Charles 
and Helene depart to commence a new life— The farewell. 

STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

R., means Right; l., Left; r. h., Right Hand; l. h., Left Hand; 
c, Center; s. b., [2d r.,J Second Entrance; u. e.. Upper Entrance; 
M. d., Middle Door; f., the Flat; d. p., Door in Flat; R. c, Right 
of Center; l. c, Left of Center. 

K- R. C. C. L. C. L. 

* # * The reader is suppose J to be upon the stage facing the audience. 



Hearts of Gold. 



ACT I. 

SCENE. — Country cottage, r., rustic chair down, l., wooden fence a', 
the bach of stage with wicket in c. tree near fence, R. -Time, sun- 
set— Jessie discovered sea 'ed.\L.— Charles smoking in doorway, r. 

Enter, Polly, c. e. 

Polly, {coming down) Jessie, I met a soldier on ray way from 
school^ such a line manly fellow, and such a prettv uniform. Oh ! 
you should have seen him: he re ninded me of dear old Jack. I 
wonder if we sha 1 ever see him ag un ? 

Jessie. He is expected here this evening. 

Polly. This is glorious news; why didn't you tell me before? 
One would think that you are sorry ttiat he is coming. 

Jessie. I am neither sorry nor pleased, his coming does not in- 
terest me. 

Polly. Jessie, how strangely you speak, you ought to be proud to 
n est an old friend. I am sure he will be glad to see you. 

Jessie. I am not so sure of that, you seem to forget — 

Polly. There, I did not mean to recall the past, but now you have 
spoken, I will say this, Jack is innocent. 

Enter, Lieut. Wumppytut, c. e., wistling. 

Here comes the Lieutenant, I know you wish to be alone, so I will 
take him away, (stops him, c.) I want you to come with me. 

Lieut. With pleasure, bat not until I have spoken to Miss 
Effl ngba-. 

Polly, (pu ling) She doesn't want to b.i bothered with soldiers, 
so come along. 

Lieut, {in alarm) Polly, be careful, you will stretch my uniform, 

Polly, (takes his sword out of the scabbard) A stretched uniform 
looks very bad, but a soldier without a sword looks worse— folio >v 
me. (waves sword and runs off, c. 

Lieut, (follows her) Stop ! you will cut your fingers! Oh, if the 
boys should see me now ! (exit, c. E. 

Charles. It is three years since they parted ; I wonder if she car ;s 
for him now? (crosses) Well, sweetheart, you seem to be lost in 
meditation ; what are your thoughts, pleasant, or unpleasant? 

Jessie. Both. I was thinking of an old friend, who has gone 
astray; one who shared with me my happiest hours. 



4 HEAIiTS OF GOLD. 

Charles. Why do you haib >r that mm in yo ir thoughts? Have 
I not exposed his inhuman nature? \ oil m-iy avoid him by remain- 
ing. in the house until, he goes away, and he will realize that your 
lriendship for him is dead. 

Jessie. Then: is no reason why I should avoid him, my friendship 
has not turned 10 hat' 1 . 

Charles. You must have more pride. He did not hesitate to de- 
ceive you and laugh at your humiliation, and even told his friends 
he had c ist you oil', and refused to explain the reason for doing so. 
From that refusal they inferred — 

Jessie, (rises) Stop! I do not wish to hear more. It you have 
told me the truth, I have been wronged and insulted ; but he shall 
learn that I am not humiliated. 

Charles. Silent contempt is the keenest punishment a man can 
receive, they only laugh at harsh words. If you quarrel with him 
now, your fair name will again be dragged into notoriety, and 1 do 
not wish my wife's name connected with a former lover, (placing 
his arm around her) Jessie, I want you to promise me you will 
neither see or speak to him while his regiment is stationed at Aigs- 
burth. 

Jessie. That promise I cannot give. I consented to become your 
wife, when you proved his perfidy, and I now regret my folly. But 
fear not, I will be true to my word, (aside) Though I sacrifice 
every hope in life. 

Enter, Captain and Hellene, c. e. — Jessie meets the Captain, c. — 
Helene, r. c. 

Captain, (embracing) Jessie ! 

Jessie. Brother! 

Charles, (crosses, r. — aside) Helene, by all that is wonderftll. 

Cap. Miss Ponisfrail, I have the pleasure of introducing you to 
my sister. 

Helene. (kisses Jessie, r. c.) I have looked forward to this meet- 
ing with pleasure, and I know we shall be very dear friends. Your 
brother, who is very proud of you, has often told me you are the 
sweetest sister that ever lived, now I believe him. 

Jessie. I have only one fault to find with dear Francis, he is too 
good and kind to me. 

Cap. Nay, dear sister, kindness becomes a joy when affection is 
the prompter. (crosses to Charles 

Charles, (shaking hands) Captain, we are glad to have you with 
us once again, you presence is a pleasure, and your absence a sorrow 
Jessie and I have shared together. 

Cap. I shad stay until the wedding is over, and then duty will 
call me elsewhere. (Helene listens intently) My boy, you are a 
lucky dog. 

Helene. (comes down) Pardon me, Captain Efflingbar, did you 
not speak of a wedding? 

Cap, I did. 

Helene. May I ask who are the happy parties? 

Cap. Mr. Aigsburth, has won my sister's heart. They will shortly 
become man and wife. (Hklene gives a gasp and staggers backw ard, 
Captain supports her, c.) Helene, you are ill ! 

Helene. (recovering) JSo, a sudden dizziness .brought on by the 
heat, that is all. 



HEABTS OF GOLD. 5 

Captain. Allow me to introduce you. (leads her to Charles 

Helene. An introduction is unnecessary, Mr. Aigsburth and I arj 
old friends; we have known each other many years. 

Cap. Indeed, I am pleased to hear it,;old friends are always glad 
to meet. 

Jessie, (comes down) Miss Ponisfrail, will you not come into the 
house and rest. You do not look very strong. 

Helene. Thank you, I am quite well now, and would rather re- 
main out here, the air is so pleasant and cool. 

Cap. (places his arm around Jessie) Come sister, we will talk 
about your wedding, while they are recalling pleasant scenes and old 
days of friendship. (leads her into the house, r. e. 

Helene. (with outstretched hands) Charles! 

Charles. Helene, I am surprised to see you again, IJthought when 
we parted, it was forever. 

Helene. Forever, are you not glad to S2e me? Have you not one 
word of welcome? 

Charles. Yes, this meeting gives me pleasure, but 1 have no desire 
to deceive you now, and I trust the love you once cherished for me is 
dead, (sits l.) Miss Efflingbar will soon become my wife. When 
we are married, I shall be pleased to receive you as a friend, but we 
can never be anvthing more than friends. 

Helene. You'shall not cast me away like a broken plaything, it 
was you who taught me the meaning of the simple word called "love." 
1 will not believe it was false, that the visions you spread before me 
were not real. I have lived in them, struggling^ to make myself 
worthy of you. I am no longer the girl whose blunders made you 
laugh and pity my ignorance. 

Charles. You certainly have imoroved, but I am not in the least 
interested in your future, so do not delude yourself further; bury the 
past without a tear. It is far better to torgive and forget, you will 
spare yourself pain, and me annoyance. 

Helene. I cannot forget the joy your promises gave me; the past 
is still a pleasant memory, and the future is what you will make it. 
When 1 followed you to London three years ago, I did not suspect 
a our real purpose, but gypsy though I was, death would have been 
more welcome than the life you proposed. I made a vow that I 
would become your equal, and after a bitter quarrel we parted, and 
I was alone in a strange city. Several days later I answered an ad- 
vertisement for girls to appear in a plav; the manager became in- 
terested in me, and I accepted an offer to become leading lady in a 
London theatre. From that moment my success was assured, 1 soon 
became a favorite throughout England, everywhere I was honored 
and respected, but true happiness was not mine; I longed for the 
day I could return and claim myself your equal. Charles, do not 
turn from me now. 1 have won fame and fortune that you might be 
proud of me. Through all my triumphs, I have never ceased to 
think of you, to love you more devotedly. As the gypsy girl 1 am 
unknown, but as Helene Ponisfrail, the actress, I am known to the 
world ! 

Charles, (rising) Helene Ponisfrail ! (his manner becomes respect- 
ful) You have indeed attained a place of eminence, and I am proud 
of your friendship. 

Helene, I knew it, the struggle was not in vain ! 

Charles^ Miss Ponisfrail, I fully appreciate your noble effort, but 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 

do not misunderstand me; our lives lie apart, I sincerely regret my 
conduct three years ago, and I ask your forgiveness now. 

Helene. You deceived me in word but not in deed. Charges, I 
have naught to forgive, let us revive tho?e days. 

Charles. This is folly, have you no pride? (crosses, c. 

Helene. Yes, I have pride, may your life b? as bright as mine is 
dark! (sits l.) I will no longer attempt to break the barrier .be- 
tween us ! 

Charles. I did not mean to wound you so deeply, but duty com- 
pels me to speak in p'ain words, (takes her hand) You are not an 
ordinary woman, in time you will stifle the affection you have 
cherished for me, and perhaps another more worthy than I, will fill 
the void I have so unfortunately made, (she raises her eyes to him) 

1 say unfortunate because my regret — 

Helene. (risers) Regrets are useless now. a woman's heart once 
broken is broken forever. The face may wear a smile, the voice may 
ring with joy, but the throbbing wound will always be there, a 
h'dden pain ! (goes up stage and glances off, l., in alarm) Zeno com- 
ing this way, he must not see me ! 

Charles. " (crosses, r. c.) That fellow is a nuisance, shall I tell 
him you are here? 

Helene, Brave Zeno! (to Charles) No, I cannot see him now. 

(hides behind tree, r. 

Charles. How shall I get rid of him? 

Enter, Zeno, l. e. 

Well, I suppose you have come to ask the same old question, let me 
save you the trouble — I do not know. 

Zeno. (l. c.) Why do you not tell me the truth? 

Charles. Wny do you bother me for information I cannot give? 
If you do not desist, I will turn your tribe off my estates. There is 
no reason why you should suspect me of tempting Helene to leave 
her people. It is quite probable that she has been fascinated by city 
life, and is in London or some other large city. Remember, I am 
tired and irritated by your persistency. 

Zeno. There was a time when Helene was tired by your persis- 
tency, but like a demon, you persevered and won her heart, not for 
the pure and honest love it gave, but to satisfy the cruel desire of a 
coward. 

Charles, (laughs) My good fellow, you will make me sentimen- 
tal if you keep on in that strain. I admired her because she was 
pretty, but it is preposterous to accuse me of loving her. She is only 
a gypsy girl, and I am the master of Aigsburth, and if I honored 
Helene, by making her my — 

Zeno. (clutching him by the throat) Utter that word and I will 
kill you ! (they struggle to c. 

Charles. You blackguard, take your hands from my throat! 

Zeno. (forces him to kneel) Where is Helene? 

Charles. I do not know ! 

Zeno. You lie ! 

Charles. Zeno, you are choking me ! let go ! 

Helene. (comes down) Zeno, iorbear ! 
( Zeno. Helene! (releases Charles, who leans against door, r.) 
At last! (he embraces her, c. 

Helene. Zeno, why did you assault him? He is my friend. 



HEABTS OF GOLD. 7 

Zeno Do not trust him, his friendship is not sincere. 

Charles. No one but a gypsy would attack a man unawares. 

Zeno Though I wear this garb, I am not a gypsy ; there is a tie 
that should bind you and me together. A secret is lockel in my 
breast, which [ may never disclose. . . 

Charles. There is no tie between us, you are becoming insolent— 

g °Zeno. What I have told you is true. 

Helene Come, good Zeno. I wi<h to talk with you about my 
people and mv mother— will she torsive her child ? 

Zeno. Sl:e prays day and night, and waits for ber return. 

(leads her off, l. 
Charles (crosses, O.) His words sound strange; true, twenty- 
even years ago, I was found lying insensible in the snow a ragged 
and ill cared for child. Who was the cruel mother that left me to 
perish in the cold ? Perhaps this gypsy knows all. 

Enter, Polly, c. e. 

Potty Dear old Jack is coming, give him three cheers of welcome ! 
Charles. He is not worthy of such a demonstration. 

(crosses, b. 
Polly. Well, if you won't, I will. Hurrah ! hurrah ! hurrah ! 

Enter, Jack, c. e. 

Jack. Little one, your bright face is too tempting to resist. 
uacic. iaw ^ , j (kisses her and leads her down, c. 

Pollv Ah ! Jack, it seems like old times to hear your voice again. 
(holds him at arms length) But what a difference three years has 

m ja e ck (gazing around) Not one friendly hand to grasp mine in 
welcome lam forgotten, (looking at Polly) But no, here is one 
True friend vvho will not mar the joy 1 feel in gazing once more on 
the old home. She does not despise the disowned son. 

Polhi. Here is vour disagreeable brother. 

ruu y- - (crosses, r„ Charles crosses R. c. 

ChnrlPt (aside) The crisis has come, {aloud) I am glad you 
are C pun?tual ( h?^spond'ng to my summons. Wc will terminate this 

^jicrTLt^l^my Vather; before he died, I believe he re- 
quested I should be present when his will was read. 

Charles. That was his request, (produces will) Ihis will makes 

you an outcast, and establishes my right to the ownership of the.e 

broad acres and your birthplace. As lawyer Dunning has failed to 

appear at the time appointed, I will read it with your per mission. 

P X Proceed. If my father has disinherited me, I freely forgive 

M Claries. You accept the inevitable with all the fortitude s. of a 
Roldler, but this defeat will affect your whole life. Listen : (reads) 
•la the name of God, I, Harold Aigsburth m poor health but per- 
fect memory, do make this my last will and testiment. To my 
adopted son Charles. I give and bequeath mv farm in Australia, and 
rive 1 thousand pounds in gold, to be delivered to him one month after 
mv death." (comes down, gazing at the will-aside) Damnation ! he 
has left me almost penniless, i will read no more. (*> Jack) Io 
tave you further humiliation, I will finish leading the will when we 



8 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

are alone; it contains matter that should not be known t6 Miis girl. 
Family secrets that would rain our name, if m ide pub ic ! 

Jack, (comes down) Thank God, our family hive no secrets they 
are ashamed of. I command you to read ! 

Charles. You compel me to refuse! (make* an attempt to put the 
will in his pocket, Jack takes it from him— aside) Lost ! 

Jack, (reads) "To my adopted son Charles, I give and bequeath 
my farm in Australia, and five thousand pounds in gold, to be de- 
livered to him one month after my death. To my dear son Jack, I 
give and bequeath everything I own in the world, with the excep- 
tion of the aforesaid farm and money. I am painfully conscious ol 
my cruel sterness in the past, to one who was ever a true and devoted 
son." Thank God ! I am forgiven ! 

Charles. I dispute your claim, for I am certain there is another 
will. This one is either a forgery or a great mistake has been made. 
Do you think he would reclaim the reprobate son he was forced to 
disown ? Your father cursed you on his death-bed ! 

(Jack utters a cry ofptikt 

Polly. Jack, he has uttered a lie ; I was by your father's side when 
be died, his last words were, "God bless poor Jack, I have wronged 
him deeply!" (exit, R. e. 

Jack. You coward ! Until you uttered the lie accusing a father 
i f curbing his son, I regarded you as a brother, but by your own act, 
you have placed a gulf between us, and revealed your true nature, 
a foe in the garb of a friend. What have you to say to me now? 

Charles. You have robbed me of that which is lawfully mine. 

Jessie appears in doorway. 

While you were abroad in the world, leading a fast life and bringing 
dishonor upon a spotless name, I remained by your father's side t*i 
make his declining days happy and peaceful. " A few hours before 
his death he spoke of you ; "my son," he said, "has led a shameful 
life, I disinherit him. 

Jack. It was you who cansed my disgrace, while pretending to 
love me as a brother, you urged me to commit deeds, for which my 
lather turned me from his doors. You seem to forget I am his son 
by birth, and that you are a foundling he was kind enough to adopt, 
who had neither home or friends. But let that pass, I could forgive 
you every injury but one. By a series of lies and trickeries, you 
have deceived the woman I love, and to-morrow — (crosses, l. 

Charles, (crosses, r.) And to-morrow she will become my wife 
— will you not congratulate me? I am sure you are not jealous. 

Jack. If she knew your true character she would hesitate to link 
her life with yours. Have you forgotten the gypsy girl, who placed 
her honor in your keeping, and left a peaceful home to begin with 
you a life of degradation? Would Miss Efflingbar approve that 
cowardly act? If you have one spark of manhood in your breast, 
tell her the truth, and reclaim the woman you have wronged. For 
the sake of the name you bear, I intreat you to do your duty. 

Charles. Bah ! To some men duty is life, but to me duty has no 
meaning. (goes up l. — Jessie comes down, r. c. 

Jack. Jessie! (crosses and offers hand, Jessik looks at him scorn- 
full)! and turns away) Miss, Efflingbar, when I arrived an hour ago, 
my father's servants met me at the station, I almost embraced them 
with joy, but to my surprise, they turned from me as you have done, 
in disdain. Why doe- everyone avoid me as if in fear of contamina- 






HEARTS OF GOLD. 9 

tion ? I have wronged no one. 

Jessie. If what my informant has told me is true, you have 
wronged me, but do not think to deceive me again. I have nothing 
but contempt f r the man who will ridicule the woman he pretend-; 
to love, by exhibi.ing her letters to his friends. He is a coward, and 
when he again attempts to deceive her with false friendship, he is 
adding insults to injury. Oh ! 1 have learned everything. 

(crosses, c. 

Jack. I could not exhibit letters I did not receive ; if you sent 
them they were intercepted for a purpose, which has been accom- 
plished. 

Jessie, (aside) I may have been deceived, (aloud) If what you 
say is true, we have both been deceived. But why did you not write 
to me? I have waited year after 3 e:ir, but no letter ever came, and 
1 was forced to think you had ceased to care lor me. 

Enter, Helen e. l. e., goes up. 

Jack. I continued to write until I heard of your engagement to 
Charles, then, as no answer came, I concluded you were happy with- 
out me and I wrote no more. 

Jessie. But you did not forget me? 

Jack, (kissing her hand) Forget you, Jes-ie, a man cannot forget 
the image that is ever before him. Will this marriage bring you 
happiness? Does not the memory ot those days, when we plighted 
our troth, cause you one touch of pain ? 1 have been true to the 
vows we made, but you have not held them sacred. 

Jessie. I did not receive the letters you wrote, and when they 
produced a witness to prove you had ridiculed mine; in a fit of mad- 
ness I consented to become your brother's wife. Do not judge me 
too harshly, it was an act for which I will never forgive myself. 
To-morrow I must suffer the bitter consequence. 

Jack. To-morrow you shall be free— it is your duty to renounce 
this man, who would wreck two lives to gratify his own. I entreat 
you, do not let one simple word keep us apart; forget that promise 
and do justice to yourself. 

Jessie. Why should I not? I have beon basely deceived. 

(looks into his eyes 

Jack. There is no time for hesitancy. The choice is happiness or 
misery ! 

Jessie. Then let the world say what it may, I choose happiness! 

(thrones herself into his arms 

Jack. Hurrah ! reconciled at last ! 

Charles. You in that reprobate's arms! My affianced wife! 

(comes down, r. c. 

Jessie. I am no longer your affianced wife. Here is my choice, I 
renounce you forever! 

Jack, (gaily) And a little longer, if necessary. Come Jessie, 
two is company, three is not. 

Jack leads Jessie to door, r. — exit, Jes3ie, r. e.— Jack gazes steadily 
at Charles, who crosses, c. 

Charles. Stay, it is better we should have a reckoning now. 
Jack. If you so desire, the sooner the better, (crosses, r. c.) I 
am ready. 

Charles. Are you prepared to return the fortune you have stolen, 



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and to forget the woman who is my promised wife? 

Jack. When you accuse me of s ealing, you 1 e. I have inheri ed 
no hing that is not rightfully mine; as for the woman you have ou - 
raged, by pretending to love, she is under my protection, and will 
soon become my wile. That is my answer, all the explanaton I have 
to make. 

Charles. Then damn you, take that! 

(Jack catches his hand and rai es his own as if to strike 

Jack. Stop! Or the memory of past wrongs mav prompt me ro 
give you the punishment you deserve, (releasing him) No, a soldier 
should never strike a de eated enemy. (exit, R. E. 

Charles. Defeated ! Yes, in one hour the hand of fate has turned 
my life to gall. 1 am alone ! 

Helene. [comes down) No, not alone, I am with you ? 

Charles. Helene ! 

Helene. I have heard all. Your marriage wi:h M'ss EffUngtnr is 
now impossible, she will become your brother's wife, and y-»u will 
be free. If you had married her, I would h;ive borne my lot without 
a murmur, contented that j-ou should be happy. But fate has inter- 
posed. Once more I oiler a woman's love. 

Charles. I entreat you to forget me. 

Helene. Be it so, I will forget you. (laughing) I was only trifl- 
ing with you, merely practicing ray art. Do you think I would be- 
come the wife of a disappointed schemer ? Perhaps you have cast 
me aside, because you still hope to win Miss EhTmgbar. I. who 
have loved you better than life. (shows letters 

Enter , Capt. Efflingbar. r. e. 

I shall give her these letters written by you. 

Charles, (snatchini them from her) Those letters ar^ mine. 

Helene. One of them is a letter from my mother, give that to me, 
the rest you may keep. 

Charles. I will not give it to you. 

Capt. Y"ou shall give them to her — do so now. (Charles hesita- 
tes) Do as I command you ! 

Charles throws the letters at her feet — Helene restrains the Captain, 
who is about to spring upon him. 
Helene. Francis, he is not even worthy of your scorn. 
Charles. Why are you so interested in her affa'rs *? 
Capt. Because I love her. 

CURTAIN. 



ACT II. 



SCENE I. — A room in the cottage— doors it., l. and c. — chair and 
table, l., chair, r. — violin hanging on wall — Lieut. Wumppytut 
discovered seated l. 

Lieut. Shakespeare says there is a tide in the affairs of man, 
which, if taken at the flow, leads on to goo lne-s knows where. There 
is a tide in my affairs, which I hope will soon be on the turn. Eng- 
land needs men to tight, and we poor devils aie selected. It is very 
unfortunate, as it will interrupt my conquest with Polly. Little 



BEABTS OF GOLD. Ji 

Enter, Polly, c. e., creeps behind the Lieutenant. 

Polly Kissme! {yawns) Hello! I'm falling asleep, {looks around) 
There is nobody about. I'll take a little nap, and if possible, dream of 
Polly and the-.comrhg conflict. 

Polly, {looking over the chair) Goodness, listen to him snoring, 
he ought to have better manners, even if he is asleep, {comes in 
front of chair, Lieut, gives a loud snore — Polly is startled and creeps 
quickly behind the chair again) What is the matter with his nose? 
The horrid thing. [she tickles his nose with a feather 

Lieut, {striking) Pooh! pooh! pooh! {rises, Polly hides) That- 
fly seems to have a great deal of affection for my nose. Just as I 
was beginning to dream, too. (crosses, c.) I believe I have chosen 
the wrong vocation, I was born to be a farmer, not a soldier. Whan 
a pleasure it is to hear the singing of the winds, the sighing of the 
birds; I mean the singing of the birds, the thrush, the "sparrow, the 
little robin redbreast, the cowtinch— let me see, er, is it cowfinch or 
bullfinch? Well, no matter as long as it sings. But the cuckoo is 
my favorite, sweetest singer in the dell. Now let me see, do cuckoo's 
sing? 

Polly, {aside, in disgust) Do cuckoos sing? That is city ignor- 
ance. 

Lieut. Yes, I'm certain the cuckoo sings more or less. How 
pleasant it would be to hear one now. 

Polly, {calling) Cuckoo. 

Lieut. 'Pon my soul, it sounded like a cuckoo. 

Polly. Cuckoo, cuckoo. 

Lieut. Cuckoo. 

Polly. Cuckoo. 

Lieut. There's a cuckoo in the room. I'll capture it for Polly. 

Polly. Cuckoo, cuckoo. 

Lieut. Now for a search. Cuckoo. 

Polly. Cuckoo, cuckoo. 

Lieut. It must be under the chair. (crosses gently 

Polly, (rising) Cuckoo. 

Lieut, (in surprise) So you are the cuckoo. 

Polly. I am the ci ckoo. 

Lieut, (struts about in disgust) Well, she is a cuckoo. 

Polly, (sits l.) Lieutenant Wumppytut, are you angry? 

Lieut. No, I'm only mad, that's all. (crosses) Do you like mv 
name? 

Polly. Yes, it's almost as pretty as mine, Polly (pause) Kissme. 

Lieut, (hesitates a moment, then kisses her) With pleasure. 

Polly. Oh ! (crosses, c. 

Lieut. Polly Kissme, are you angry ? 

Polly. No, I'm only mad, that's all. I didn't ask you to kiss me 
I was simply telling you my name. 

Lieut, (crosses) Polly, Polly. 

Polly, (looking doion) Well, what is it? 

Lieut. Polly, you are in love with me. 

Polly. Indeed, you might have told me so in another way. 

Lieut. Pardon me, I did not dare to tell you in the usual way. 

Polly. Then your presumption is greater than your courage. 

Lieut. You shall pay for your sarcasm with a kiss. 

While following her aboue the staae, he disturbs a violin, which is hang- 
ing, R. 



2j HEARTS OF GOLD. 

Polly, (c,, in alarm) Be careful, you will break the fiddle. 

Lieut, (takes down the violin and bow) Is this your, fiddle? (aside) 
I'm in lor it now. (crosses 

Pulh/. Yes, I want you to plav for me. You kuow the other 
evening, you said you eo ild make a fiddle speak. 

Lieut. But when I made that boast, I was not aware that you had 
a fiddle. 1 mean, er, that is, er, the fiddle I referred to, is one of my 
own manufacture. 

Polly, (aside) He is telling a lie. (aloud) I want you to play 
for me now. 

Lieut, (aside) There's no alternative, so here goes, (aloud) I'm 
a little out of practice, you know, and it is rather difficult to play a 
fiddle wiih two bows. (he plays, Polly stops him 

Polly. Stop! that will do. I thought you could make the fiddle 
sptak? . • ' 

Lieut. So I can, but I'm not responsible, if he comes out with bad 
words. 

Polly. I will give you one more trial. 

Lieut. Oh ! hang the fiddle. 

Polly. Well, hang it on the wall. 

Lieut, (hangs up the fiddle — crosses) Polly, I'm going to fight, 
not with fyou, but with the Arabs in Africa. Before we part, teh 
me, do 3'ou love me? If I fall on the gory battlefield, it will soothe 
my last hours to think of you, to know you are thinking of me. 

Polly, (crying) Poor little Wumppy, will there beany danger? 

Lieut. Not if I can avoid it, but cannon balls are almost as hard 
as creditors to dcdge, and if one should come at me — (shudders 

Polly. If a cannon ball — should — come — at — you, you won't for- 
get to tell me when you write, will you Wumppy? 

Lieut. No, if a cannon ball should happen to strike me, I'll be by 
your side in a moment. Polly, do you really love me? 

Polly. No, but I love your uniform. 

Lieut, (in surprise) You love my uniform, it's not the coat that 
makes the man. 

Polly. But it's the uniform that makes the soldier, (sobbing) 
You are going to leave me, and I may never see you again. 

Lieut, (crying) Don't cry, Polly. If I have good luck, you may 
ie<' part of me when I return. 

Polly. If you come back alive, I'll teach you how to play the 
fiddle. 

Lieut. I think if 1 had it with me, I would be perfectly s ife. 
Pollv, if 1 come back safe and sound, will you be my wife? 

Polly. Of course 1 will. 

Lieut. You will, the:i let the cannons roar, my heart is fortified 
against them. (leads her off, n. 

Enter, Jack and Capt., c. e. 

Jack. I will wager that Miss Ponisfrail has given you no en- 
co iragement, she is an actress, and such a woman would not care 10 
lecome the wife of a soldier. That is why you are gloomy. 

( 'apt. At this moment I am the happiest man in England ; she not 
i nly cares for me, but has promised to become mine. I am gloomy 
nt the thought of war, which will force me from her side. *Na\- I 
almost regret that I am a soldier. (sits, l., Jack right of table 

Jack, (aside) It is better th it he should know the truth now he 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 13 

would learn it sootier or later, (aloud) Francis, it grieves me t- 
mar your happiness, but as a true friend, 1 must tell you the truto 
concerning this woman. Forget th.it you ever met, for she is unh 
worthy ot you. 

Capt. (rises') What do you mean? Speak out! 

Jack. I have warned you. I do not care to expose her further. 

Capt. Ifyouareniy friend, hide nothing from me. If she has 
been wronged, I will avenge her, if she has sinned — but no, she is a 
good, pure woman. Jack, I implore you to speak the truth. 1 love 
this woman, I am a soldier and will defend her. Refuse to expluin, 
and I will say you lie ! 

Jack. Be it so, since you insist, I will tell you. Three vqars a^o 
she was persuaded to leave her people, by a man, who pretended to 
love her. She followed him to London, where she became his mis- 
tress, (the Capt. sinks on the chair, and covers his face with his 
hands) She was then an ignorant gypsy girl, she is now an educated 
woman. 

Capt. Helene, a mistress, my God ! 

Jack, (aside) Poor fellow, I almost wish I had remained silent. 

(exit, c. e. 

Enter, Charles and Helene, l. e., as Jack exits, they bow. 

Helene. Ah ! the Captain is waiting for me. 

Charles. Miss Ponisfrail, women are strange creatures. A few 
days ago, you cared for me, now you are the promised wife of Cap- 
tain Efningb r. 

Helene. Charles, you wrong me, a few days time cannot stiffle a 
woman's feeling, it is still tie same; Captain Efrlin>bir loves me 
sincerely, and 1 alone can make him happy, a* hap >y a- you could 
have made me — he is a good man and I will be a good wife. 

Charles. Pardon me, I will not speak of it aga.n. (aside) There 
is something wrong with the Captain. I will listen behind the door. 

( exit, r. e. 

Helene. (crosses and lays her hand on the Captain's shoulder) 
Francis, (pause) Francis, why do you not speak? (he look* into her 
eyes) Why do you look at me so strangely, Francis? What has 
happened ? 

Capt. (sternly) Helene, I have learned of your past life. I still 
love you with all my heart, but a soldiers honor is dearer to him 
than all. Farewell ! (going 

Helene. (detains him, c.) Francis, do not leave me in anger. I 
have committed no wrong that should cause you to blush for me as a 
wife. 

Capt. W.fe! There is mockery in the word, let me go, I do not 
wish to cause you p lin. 

Helene. You have caused me pain. Why do you repulte me? 
Of what crime am I accused ? 

Capt. Of a crime that is unpardonable. In London you ocoupied 
a position that should cause you to shrink from all good women. 
You became — oh, the word would choke me. 

Helene. Captain Efflingbar, I am unjustly accused. I swear to 
heaven I am innocent! 

Capt. Will you swear that you did not follow your lover to 
London? 

Helene. Listen to me patiently I followed him to London, but 



H HEARTS OF GOLD. 

committed no sin! 

Capt. You acknowledge your guilt, I will not listen to your 
scheme! 

Helene. Stay, vou a soldier, condemn a woman and refuse to hear 
her dei'ence. It is but right that I should know the name of my ac- 
cuser! 

Capt. One who has never uttered a lie against a woman, Lieutenant 
Aigsburth ! {exit, c. e. 

Enter, Charles, r. e. 

Helene. Oh! why is the past made hideous now? 

CharlBs. (R. c. ) He will shun you as long as he lives. 

Helene. Ton know that 1 am innocent. I followed you to London, 
but there my folly ended. Ch irles, do not let me rest under this 
awful accusation, I a*k from you only justice. Tell him the truth. 

Charles. He would not believe me. I am regarded as an imposter, 
and you as an adventuress. 

Helene. Adventuress! They would not dare to offer such an 
insult. 

Charles. Such an insult would be merciful, com oared with the 
one you have already suffered. Lieutenant Aigsburth is our enemy. 
Against him we must direct our revenge. 

Helene. Why do you speak of revenge? 

Charles. Because' I have resolved that your accuser shall be pun- 
ished, (pointing R. ) They are preparing for the marriage ceremony. 
In less than one hour he will lead his bride to the altar. Be revenged, 
intercept them at the church door, and claim Lieutenant Aigsburth 
as your husband. 

Helene. Charles, you are mad. Do you think I have no shame ? 

Charles. You are an actress, you will only be playing a part ; 
make this sacrifice fo:- my sake, and we will leave England together . 
1 will make you my wife, and serve you with a life of devotion. 

Helene. To be called your wife I would be proud, but to commit 
the sin you ask, I cannot. (comes down, he follows her 

Charles, (places his arm around her) If your love for me is still 
unchanged, let this act be the test. When it becomes known that 
your engagement to Captain Efflingbar is broken, every true woman 
will shun your society. Will you calmly submit to a dark future, to 
be avoided and frowned upon— you who have fought so nobly for 
recognition. Your name, respected by the English people, will soon 
be dfshonored, you will sink to the depths from which you rose. 
Helene, you have won fame for my sake, but the real sacrifice has 
yet to come. Lieutenant Aigsburth is my bitterest enemy; he has 
stolen my inheritance. Accuse him of the wrong for which he would 
make you suffer, and I will make you my wife. 

Helene* Happiness would not tollow such a sin. I will not com- 
mit it. 

Charles. Then good-bye. (is going 

Helene. Charles ! 

Charles. It is in your power to bind me to your side for life. 

Helene. You have made me ill ! 

Charles, (kisses her) Go to your room and prepare. Remember, 
you are only playing a part, it will soon be over, (leads her to c. e., 
Helene looks at him sadly and exits— he watches her a moment and 
comes c.) She will do it. There is nothing so strong as a woman's 
love. Ah! someone is coming. (crosses, r. 



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Enter, Polly and Jkssie, c. e. 

Polly. So you are going to be married to a real live man. Aren't 
you afraid? 

Jessie. Afraid? No dear, we love each other, and as man and 
wile will live very happy together. 

Polly. I am glad it is Jack you are going to marry instead of 
Charles. Deception always finds a bitter end, as he learned to his 
sorrow, (sees Charles) Oh! dear, there he is now. 

Jessie. I pity him, his position is a very paint ul one. 

Polly, (nudging her) Keep quiet, don't yon see him? If you 
pity him, console him with a few kind words, (going) I am going 
to pin this rose on Jack's coat. (exit, c. e. 

Charles. Spare your pity, Miss Efflingbar. My position in this 
house would not be painful, if you had not made it so ; but before the 
sun sets this eve., it is you who will need pity. You will be wedded, 
but not a wife. 

Jessie. I have remained your friend through compassson, but 
when jealousy prompts you to renew your treachery, it is time that 
friendship died. Charles, let us be friends. If I have caused you 
pain, I am sorry. Banish all thoughts of resentment, and I will for- 
get your cruel words. 

Charles. You accept my warning as words of bitterness, and ask 
me to forget thoughts I am too proud to harbor. You will be sacri- 
ficed to a libertine, a man with two wives. 

Jessie. Coward ! instead of pity you deserve punishment. The 
man you call libertine, I love ant will trust. 

Charles. I will not resent your ansjer, but at the alter steps, I will 
lift the veil from your eyes. The man you trust, shall meet his dis- 
carded wife. 

Jessie. I regard your threats with contempt, and to prove ho^v 
little I fear them, I oner to become your wife, if the woman you 
speak of, appears. (crosses, l. 

Enter, Jack, c. e., followed by the Captain and Polly, they cross e., 
Jack emhraces Jbssie. 

Jack. I am a lucky dog to win so fair a bride. 

Polly. If you're a lucky dor, why don't you bark with joy? 

Jack. But I am not exactly a dog, Miss Polly. 

Polly. Oh! you might be something worse. 

Capt. Polly is severe without intending to be. 

Polly. There you go again ; what is the use of being plain spoken 
if you refuse to understand, (calls) Lieutenant Wumppytut! 
Lieutenant ! 

Lieut, (outside) Coming ! 



Enter, Lieutenant, c. e., crosses, l. 



Polly. 



I. There was no need to shout so loud, I was not calling you. 

Lieut, (aside) I wonder what's the matter with her now ? (aloud) 
Your voice was so full of command, I couldn't help answering, com- 
ing! 

Jack. Come Jessie, this is our happy hour. 

Jessie. Yes, the happiest hour we have ever known. 



2 6 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

Enter, Helene, c. e.— Jack leads Jessie off, l. e. — Polly takes the 
Captain's arm and exit, c. e.— Lieutenant follows meekly— 
Helene comes down, c, Charles crosses to her. 

Charles. The moment for you to decide has come. Will you 
make the sacrifice? 

Helene. To punish the man who has wronged you, I will, (they 
embrace) Charles, by this act, I place my future in your power. 
Kemember it is lor your sake, {in c. e.) I shall play my part in 
g\psy costume! (exit, c. e. 

" Charles. Ha ! ha ! ha ! the fight is not yet lost ! Lieutenant Aigs- 
burth will lose to-day! (exit, c. e. 

SCENE II.— Country church, l.— Fence at the bach of stage, with c. 
e. — Landscape beyond. 

Enter, Charles, c. e. 

Charles, (comes down) The church doors are open, but Lieutenant 
Aigsburth will not lead his bride inside. I shall deal my blow with 
a woman's hand, a blow that will ruin him. 

Enter, Zeno, l. e. 

Hello ! what is he doing here? 

Zeno. (comes down, l. c.) I did not come here to see you, but it 
seems we are fated to meet. 

Charles. I do not forget our last meeting, and I warn you that I 
am well prepared for further treachery. 

Zeno. I shall never harm you, unless it is to protect Helene, for 
her I am willing to give life itself. 

Charles. My good fellow, I care nothing about your life or your 
devotion, nor do I wish to be seen speaking with you. (turns away 
Zeno. You shall listen to me. As 1 was standing in the doorway, 
Helene passed by the church. Her face, usually calm and impassive, 
was flushed and excited, and her eyes burned with a strange unatural 
glare. I feel that there is some deviltry to be enacted, for which you 
are responsible. 

Charles. You insolent vagabond, go to the devil ! (is going 

Zeno. I shall wait and watch. 

Charles, (turns fiercely) Who are you that dares to spy upon my 
movements? 

Zeno. Your brother ! 

Charles, (in surprise) My brother! (scornfully) So, your scheme 
is blackmail. You think by telling me this lie to extort money. 

Zeno. What 1 will now tell, I sw ear to God is true. When you 
were a ch.ld in the arms of our mother, she was the wife of a man, 
whose sole aim in life was to drink, steal and sin. He was a criminal. 
brutal to his wite and brutal to his child. She suffered patiently for 
your sake, but no sign of repentance came. He grew more cru 1 
than ever, and one day having felled his wife to the floor, he vente I 
his rage upon the child, and struck him senseless. Your broken 
hearted mother then made a vow to save you from the life that lay 
before you. One winters night she pi iced you near a cottage door, 
where you were found sleeping peacefully. You were carried into 
the presence of Harold Aigsburth, who adopted you as his son. 
Charles. A well conceived story, no doubt, told in gypsy fashion 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 17 

and made pathetic, but if it is true, you would have told me before 
now. 

Zeno. I have kept your secret for our mother's sake. Think 
kindly of her, for she is dead. (turns away 

Charles, (aside) I believe him, he is my brother, (aloud) Weil, 
I suppose you want me to assist you with money? 

Zeno. No, thank God I have strength to e:irn my own. I make 
only one request. For the sake of our mother, who lies in her grave, 
lead a good life. 

Charles. Someone is coming this way, I will talk with you again. 
(crosses, r., exit, Zeno, l. e., into the church 

Enter, Lieutenant, c. e. 

Lieut. Hello ! Charles, I've just had a fight with Polly, and wou'd 
you believe it, her tongue is sharper than my sword. Say, can you 
see any cuts on me ? 

Charles. Only one, my bov, and that is the cut of your uniform. 
Lieut, Bravo! I didn't think there was a joke in you. (Polly 
is heard calling) Here she comes; let me hide behind you. 

(hides behind him 
Enter, Polly, c. e. 

Polly, (comes down c.) I wonder where cm Wumppy be? He's 
made me awful mad. As if I didn't know more than him. 
Lieut. Polly! Polly! {runs quickly to her 

Polly. Why do you make me excised? Don't you know that I'm 
a bridesmaid; yes, a real bridesrnnid, made to order. 

Enter, Jack, Jessie a>id the Captain — Polly runs to the Captain — 
Lieutenant c?-osse*, r. — a 7 l except Lieutenant and Charles 
move to the church door. 

Jack. Why Jessie, you are trembling. 

Enter, Soldiers, c. e., and stand r. 

Jessie. If I tremble, it is with happiness, not fear. 

Jack. Come, the clergyman is waiting. (they move 

Enter, Hslene, c. e., hurriedly, dressed as a gypsy. 

Helens. Stop ! I forbid this marriage ! 

Jack. Forbid the marriage! Woman, who are you? 

Kelene. (c.) Your wife! 

Jessie. Oh ! heaven, it is true! 
(Captain supports her, Polly l. of Jessie, Jack s. of Captain 

Jack. My wife! This woman is mad! 

Helene. 1 am not mad, but as sane as yourself. I am your dis- 
carded wife, and I swear that you shall lead no woman to the aher 
while I live. You forced me to this act. I will expose you to th s 
world, and avenge the wrongs vou have made me suffer! 

Capt. (comes down, l. c.) Helene, what mystery is this? Why 
are you dressed as a gypsy ? 

Helene. To save her I have acknowledged my shame. I am his 
wile. 

Capt. Oh ! the scoundrel ! 

Jack. Jessie, do not heed this woman, she has made this infamous 
charge to avenge some fancied wrong. I swear it is lalse! (she 



18 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

repulses h,m with a gesture of scorn) Jessie, you do not doubt me? 

Jessie, i believe you guilty ! {turn* away 

Jack, (comes down, crosses to church door) Helene, w hat has 
prompted you to commit this act of madness? I have never wronged 
you by word or deed. Confess that your accusation is no: true, and 
I will forgive you. 

Helene. I will not screen your villainy by a lie. I have spoken 
the truth ! 

Jack, (forces her to kneel) Base woman, you lie! 

He'ene. You are hurting me! 

Capt. Release her, it is the act of a cur to hurt a woman. I un- 
derstand now, why you accused another of your own baseness. Thi* 
woman is your wife, and if she had consented to remain silent, you 
would have ruined my sister. (Jessie comes down, l., Charles fo'- 
lows her) From this moment our friendship is dead. 1 regard you 
as a treacherous villain, and thus do I treat you ! 

(strikes Jack, who staggers backward 

Jack. By heavens! you shall sufier for that blow! (raises hi* 
hand to strike, then lowers it slowly — Helene is kneeling) He is 
Jessie's brother, I will not strike him! 

Capt. If you were not afraid, you would return the blow. You 
disgrace the epaulets you wear as an English officer, you are a 
coward! 

Jack. You shall regret that word, (to Jessie) Jessie, I am in- 
nocent of this foul charge. Will you not trust me? 

Charles, (to Jessik) I hold you to your promise. 

Jessie. That promise I will keep ; I am yours. 

Charles leads Jessie to the church door, the Captain steps before 
them and stops them with a gesture. 

Enter, Zeno, from the church and goes to Helene. 

Jack. My God! she would become his wife T she faithless to me! 
(to Captain) Captain Efningbar, you believe me guilty of a shame- 
ful wrong and refuse me recognition as a brother officer. I'll tear off 
the epaulets I wear, (tears them off) until 1 have removed the stigma 
from my name, until I prove mv rig it to wear the epaulets that lay 
at your feet. 1 am private Aigsburth, a soldier in the ranks. Your 
regiment is ordered to the war; you will be placed face to face with 
the foe, where brave men will meet brave men. There, facing death, 
I will prove that I am not a coward! (to Soldiers, who are stand- 
ing, r.) Lads, will you take me in the ranks? 

Lieut, (after a short consultation with Soldiers) Yes, Lieutenant, 
they will ! 

CUBTAIN. 



ACT III. 

SCENE I. — A neatly furnished room — Draped entrance C, Jire-place, 
r., door l. — Jessie discovered seated, l., Folly behind chair. 

Jessie. You should not think so unkindly of the L'eutenant. 
When he returns, he will tell you many a tale of the Soudan, how 
brave men fought andf ell. 



HE A BT S OF GOLD. 10 

Potty. They say the Arabs are big strong men. Now ju-t imagine 
poor little Wurappy lighting with an Arab. Too little to run ami 
too little to light. 

Jessie. He would not run, his pride would compel him to fight. 

Polly. Yes, pride is often a substitute for courage, and cowards 
are called brave. If I were a man, I would neither fight nor run. 

(bugle call is heard 

Jessi*. I/sten, a bugle call. The regiment has arrived, and I 
shall soon see— (pans z 

Polly. Who will you see? 

Jessie. My brother. 

Polly. (aside) She means Jack, (aloud) I am going to the 
village to join in giving the soldiers a rousing welcome, {exit, c. e. 

Jessie. We shall soon meet again, but not as friends, and yet, I 
cannot banish him from my thoughts. A voice seems to whisper, he 
is innocent, be true to him as he is to you. 

Enter, Charles, l. e., as she is looking at ring. 

This ring placed on my finger that fatal day, keeps the scene vivid 
in my memory. 

Charles, His ring still in your possession. Have you orgot h:s 
discarded wi r e? 

Jessie. 1 shall never forget her. (g'ving ring) There is his ring, 
do with it as you wish. 

Charles, (looking at ring) Mizpih, "The Lord watch between 
you and me when we absent from one another." (throws the rinj 
into the fire-place and returns to her side) Let c mingle with the ashes, 
and in it's place you shall wear this, (placing ring on her finger) my 
ring. (sits at her feet, l. 

Helens appears in c, e. 

Will this co'd reserve la&t forever? You repay my devotion with 
fear and distrust. 

Jessie. I would be ungrateful if I distrusted you, after ail you 
have done for me. 

Charles. If you still care for him, my labor has been in vain. 

Jessie. No, I despise him. Do you think I have forgotten the day 
his wife claimed him at the alter? As 1 looked upon her pale face, 
I tore him from my heart, and resolved to trust you. 

Charles. Those are the sweetest words I have ever heard, (takes 
her hand) Since boyhood my brother and 1 have been rivals. He 
won your affection, not because he cared for you, but to defeat mv 
fondest hope*. The first sign of his duplicity came when his father 
disowned him. He left Aigsburth without even bidding you goo I- 
bye. I convince! you of his faithlessness, and you promised to be- 
come my wife. But once more the tempter came between us, and a, 
the alter steps I was forced to expose him, to save the woman I love , 

(kisses her hand- 

Helene. I will tell her all. (exit, c. e. 

Charles, (rising quickly What's that? 

Jessie, (rising) What has startled you? I did nothear anything. 
(voices are heard) It is Francis, he is here at last. 

Charles, (aside) It was Helene's voice, I must be careful, (aloud) 
Dear old Francis, how glad we are to welcome him home. 1 will 
not remain to mar the joyful meeting of brother and sister, (aside) 
It would be rather erabarassing for me. (exit, l. e. 



20 HEABTS OF GOLD. 

Enter, Jack and Captain, c. e. 

Capt. (embraceing Jessie, c.) Home again, sister, sate from the 
war. (Jack crosses to fire-place 

Jessie. I have prayed for you day and night, that you might es- 
cape the perils of the battlefield. 

Capt. Your prayers were answered. I have escaped without a 
scratch, but not so with Jack. In our last encounter he received a 
fearful wound. 

Jessie, (anxiously) He was wounded? 

Capt. Yes, while saving my life; but for him, your brother would 
be lying with his comrades on the plains of Egypt. I was surrounded 
by the enemy and was about to sink beneath their blows, when I 
saw a soldier fighting his way towards me. The sight gave me re- 
newed strength, and I held them off, until he reached my side, then 
I recognized Jack. Hold up ! Francis, he shoute 1, the boys will soon 
come to our relief. Give the back devils blow for blow. I fell ex- 
hausted at his feet — in a moment he was standing over me, and his 
sword was warding off the spears that were aimed at my heart. I 
heard h'm give a loud gasp, and glanced up in time to see a spear 
burled in his breast. The brave fellow did not fall, but with his left 
hand pulled it out again and kept on fighting, still defending me. 
A few moments later the soldiers reached our side. I was rescued 
unhurt, but Jack lay there, locked in the arms of an Arab, bleeding 
to death. While nursing him back to health, he told me that Helene 
was not his wife, and I believe him. 

Jessie. There can be no doubt of his guilt. Did she not prevent 
our marriage? 

Capt, Have patience, Jessie, tha truth shall yet be known. A 
soldier's honor and a sister's happiness are at stake. Does he look 
like a man who would wreck a woman's life? 

Jessis. His appearance is noble, but his heart is barren and cold. 

Capt. (aside) If I leave them together, they will soon come to an 
understanding, (aloud) Ketnember he saved my lite. Forget the 
past for my sake. (exit, c. k. 

Jessie. The wrong is too deep to forget, (crosses, e.) Jack. 
(pause) He does not hear me. (touches his arm 

Jack, (turning) D.d you speak, Miss Efflingbar? 

Jessie. I wish to express my gratitude to you for saving my 
brother's life. It was a noble deed. 

Jack, (interrupting her with a gesture) I did nothing more than 
my duty as a soldier. 

Jessie. But you received a dangerous wound in his defence. Let 
a sister's grateful tears repay you. If he had died, I would have 
been alone in the world. 

Jack. Alone, Miss Efflingbar. Would not the kind friend, who 
has twice dishonored me in your eyes, remain a true, friend ? I wish 
you joy in your marriage with him. His persistency certainly de- 
serves success. 

Jessie. His devotion shall be rewarded. The charges made by 
him I refuse to believe, but of the accusation made by Helene Ponsi- 
Irail, there is no doubt. She is your wife. 

Jack. I pity that woman, she is a slave to the will of a fiend in 
human form; but the day of retribution is not far off. The mask 
shall be torn from his face and his deeds exposed. 

Jessie. Your words infer that Charles is implicated in her misfor- 



HEARTS OF GOLD. ST 

tune. The proofs alone will convince me. 

Jack. The mystery shall be cleared and the proofs placed before 
you. Until that time, Miss Efflingbar, I ask you fco return the rinir 
I gave you. if you believe in my duplicity, it will only be a painf A 
remembranc *. 

Jes.iie. (aside) How can T tell him it is destroyed, {aloud, point- 
ing at fire-place) You *i ill find your ring there. (crosses, l. 

Jack, (picks up the ring and crosses slowly, c.) When 1 gave you 
this ring, it was with a sincere heart. Everything was bright and 
happy then, the future seemed without a care or sorrow and the past 
was iorgotten. I did not think, when I gave you this token of roy 
atiection, the fireplace would one day be it's receptacle. 

Jessie. Mine was not the hand that threw it there, I gave it to 
Charles. 

Jack. Let me warn you against that man. To him Helene Ponsi- 
frail owes her misfortune, if she is a wife, he is her husband. You 
have pledged your life to one who has neither heart nor conscience. 

Jessie. You have no right to accuse him. 

Jack. I accuse him because he is guilty. 

Jessie. He is not guilty ; and if 1 was without a friend in the 
world, you would be the last to whom I would turn. (exit, l. e. 

Jack, (crosses- slowly to fire-place) There is a veil hanging over 
us all, and for honor and purity's sake, duty must be done, let the 
punishment fall where it will. (looks at ring 

Enter, Polly and Lieutenant, c. e.— Polly runs to right of Jack- 
Lieutenant comes down, c. 

Let it burn and with it many memories. (raises hand 

Polly, (preventing him) Don't throw it there, Jack, give it to me. 
If no one else will treasure it, I will. 

Jack. Yes Polly, 1 will give it to you. (takes her hand) If I 
place it on your finger, will you give me a kiss? 

Polly. As many as you wish. 

Lieut. As many as you wish. Pardon me, would it not be wise 
to put a limit to your kisses? 

Polly. You forget that we are very old friends, (they kiss) Aren't 
we Jack ? 

Jack. Yes, old friends and good friends. (kiss 

Lieut, (crosses, r.) Isay, old fellow, isn't it growing monotonous ? 
Wouldn't you like me to take your place? 

Jack. Monotonous! I never had such a pleasant task in my life, 

Lieut. But, sir! I object with the greatest of animosity. 

Jack. Lieutenant, retire, we wish to be alone. 

While holding the Lieutenant off with his left hand, embraces Polly 

and kisses her. 

Lieut, (crossing to c. in disgust) When you have recovered from 
your kissing intoxication, let me know. 

Jack, (leading her to c. e.) We'll try not to forget him, won't we 
Polly? 

Lieut. Pray don't hurry on my account. 

Polly, (examining medal) Why, there is a Victoria cross on your 
breast, one of the greatest honors a soldier can receive, (to Lieu- 
tenant) Wumppy, what did you receive for your bravery? 

Lieut. I rfopived a wooden lee for niv br-iv\r r ' 



22 HE APT S OF GOLD. 

Polly. But you can't pin a wooden leg on your breast. Why 
didn't they give you a medal? 

Jack, {laughing) Lieutenant, why didn't they give you a medal 
instead of a wooden leg ? (to Polly) Don't plague him any longer. 
He's a splendid fellow, and a brave solder. [exit, c. e. 

Polly, (comes down) Wumppy, why do you look so angry? 

Lieut, (coldly) Miss Kissme, J wish you would not be so familiar, 
my name is Mumppytut, not Wumppy. (proudly) Lieutenant 
Wumppytut! 

Polly. Oh, indesd! I don't care if we never speak at all, Lieu- 
tenant Wumppytut. (going) You needn't be so proud. 

Lieut, (relenting) Polly. 

Polly, (turning) Wumppy. 

Lieut, {dignified) You forget my rank. 

Polly. 1 know you ought to be a general, hut you're not. (trys 
to embrace him — he walks about the stage, holding one leg perfectly stiff, 
Polly follows) What is the use of quarreling. You're not half so 
pleasant as Jack. 

Lieut. Jack has something to be pleasant for. You never kissed 
me like that. 

Polly. How can I kiss you when you are running away from me. 
(walks the opposite way, they meet and embrace, c. 

JAeut. Polly, you're awful aggravating, but a fellow can't resist 
a mutual embrace. 

Polly, (imitating) Now tell me what you mean by walking like 
this, stiff, starch, soldier's march. 

Lieut. That's mv wooden leg. 

Polly. You don't really mean that one of your legs is made of 
wood ? 

Lieut. Exactly. One day a cannon ball carried it away. 

Polly. Where did it go to? 

Lieut. What, the ball? 

Polly. No, the leg. 

Lieut. After the ball. 

Polly, (crying) You had no right to trust your poor little body 
near those Arabs. You might have known they would annihilate 
you. Why didn't you run awaj r while you had a pair of legs to run 
with? 

Lieut. But there was no chance to run away. 

Polly. Let me see you sit down. 

(pushes him roughly on a chair, he holds one leg out stiff 

Lieut. Excuse my awkward position. Wooden legs are not quite 
eo pliable as natural legs. 

Polly, (trying) Won't it bend in the middle? 

Lieut, No, it's made of solid oak. 

Polly. Why didn't you keep out of danger ? 

Lieut. How could J ? There was danger everywhere. 

Polly. Oh! you could if. vou tried, (raises his leg and forces him 
over the back of the chair) I'll have nothing to do with a man who 
wears a wooden leg. (exit, c. e. 

Lieut, (folloios her) Don't go, Polly, it was only a joke. (inc. 
e.) Oh ! d— m the joke. (exit, c. e. 

Enter, Jessie and Charles, l. e. 

Cha'les. Francis will srl ad ly sanction our marriage, if you will 
inte cede in my behalf. Tell him you are my promised wife, "th it we 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 23 

love each other. A word from you will remove his prejudice. 
Jessie. I do not love you, Charles, but I will be a good wife. 

Enter, Polly, c. e. 

Polly. Jessie, here is a letter addressed to you, it was given to me 
a few moments ago. {gives letter 

Charles. Po'ly, let me pay you a compliment, you are growing 
prettier every day. 

Polly. That is a stupid compliment. If a girl is pretty, no one 
knows it better Hi an Her.-el . texit, c. e. 

Jessie, (reads aside) "Meet me this evening at 7 o'clock, in th s 
mill on the riverside. I have wronged you and Lieutenant Aigs- 
burth, but to-night I will speak the truth and atone for my sins. 
Helene Ponisfraii." (crosses to c. e. 

Charles, (l. c.) May I read the letter? 

Jessie. Yes, you may read it when I return. (exit, c. e. 

Charles, (in c. e.) If that letter is Irom Helene, it would be 
dangerous to wait until she returns. I'll follow her. (exit, c. e. 

SCENE II. — Landscape. 

Enter, Lieutenant, e. e., disguised as a gypsy, whistling a popular 

air. 

Lieut. There, I flatter myself that I make a good-looking gypsy, 
and when Polly comes along to have her fortune told, she won't know 
me from the ace of spades. 

Enter, Zeno, l. e. 

Zeno. Hello ! I have never seen this fellow before, (touches him 
on the shoulder) My friend, who are you? 

Litut. (confused) Who am I? Oh! I'm one of the lost tribe. 
A gypsy only for the time being. Pass right along my friend. 

Zeno. Lieutenant, you are well disguised, but you cannot deceive 
me. (exit, r. e. 

Lieut. His voice has a familiar sound. Where have I heard it be- 
fore? By jove! it is Delvvin Sterngald, the deserter. 

Enter, Polly, r. e. 

Polly. I'm beginning to feel nervous already. I wish my fortune 
was told and I was safe at home, (approaching) I suppose I might 
as well ask him at once, (to Lieutenant) Mr. Gypsy, are you a 
fortune teller? 

Lieut, (looking up) Yo:i pale glittering orb. (aside) I believe 
that's the word, (aloud) Orb is a star of destiny. I see within a 
beautiful face, illumed with eyes as bright as pearls, and lips as sweet 
as roses, (smacks his lips) Again a mist floats betore my eyes. I 
see letters traced beneath the orb; P-o-l-l-y. The rest has been 
smeared with a blotting paper. 

Pollri. That's me. 

Lieut. Again a star appears ; this time a male star. I see a soldier's 
face— he is in love. 

Polly. That's Wumppy. 

Lieut, (grasps her hand) Seest thou yon glittering orb? (points 

Polly. 1 can't $ee it, the stars are not out yet. 



M HEARTS OF bOLD. 

Lieut, (aside) I forgot th»t. (aloud) To the uninitiated the 
stars are invisible, but to those who have dealings with the devil, 
they are visible at all times. 

Polly, (in fright) The devil ! 

Lieut. No, no, no ! the stars are visible to those who have dealings 
with the, er, with the, er, invisible. 

Polly. Please let me go home. 

Lieut. You are in love — {aside) with me. 

Polly. Who told you so ? 

Lieut. The orb, The man you love loves you sincerely. 

(kisses her hand 

Polly, (frightened) Js that a part of the fortune telling ? 

Lieut. Unless you allow me to kiss you I can't tell your fortune. 
Polly, I love you. 

Polly, (snatches her hand away) You love me, what impudence. 

Lieut. I speak for the man in the orb. If you do not accept him 
lie will marry another girl. Hundreds are in love with him. 

Polly. Hundreds of* girls in love with my Wumppy ? They had 
better let him alone. 

Lieut. There is only one way to defeat your rivals. Will you 
marry me? 

Polly, (angry) Marry you, sir ! I never saw you before in my 
lie. If Lieutenant Wumppy tut was here, he would give you a 
sound thrashing. 

Lieut. I speak for the man in the orb. 

Polly. Are you sure he love's me? 

Lieut, (trys to embrace her) Of course I do. 

Polly. If you come near me I'll scream for help, (places a shilling 
timidly in his hand, he trys to detain her) There is your fee. I'm 
sorry I came to you. (is going 

Lieut. Won't you give me a kiss? 

Polly. Oh ! kiss the man in the orb. (exit, r. e. 

Lieut. I've struck my first matrimonial blow, and to-morrow I'll 
pop the question. She was really jealous when I spoke about the 
other girls, (looks off, k.) Hello! here comes another woman, per- 
haps to have her fortune told. Why, it's Miss Efflingbar, and there 
is a man following close behind. (hides behind tree, r. 

Enter, Jessie, r. e. 

Jessie, (c.) Thank heaven I have not much further to go. This 
is a lonescme road, and darkness is coming on. (exit, l. e. 

Enter, Charles, r. e. 

Charles, (c.) She has taken the direction to the mill. I mu-t 
get there before her and prevent a meeting between her and Helene. 

(exit, hurriedly, l. e. 

Lieut, (comes out) Prevent a meeting between her and Helene. 
That fellow is up to some mischief, I'll warn Jack and the Captain 
without delay. (exit, r. e. 

SCENE III. — A room in the mill — archway overlooking the river, c. — 
doors well up stage, r. and l. — Helene discovered looking at tue 
river. 

Helene. (comes down slowly) I almost fear to meet the woman 
who will soon listen to mv confession of shame, but to-night my 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 25 

punishment begins. The man whose honor I have sullied, shall 
learn the truth, and two hearts will be united, (loud knock, l.) Who 
is that? 

Enter, Charles, l. e., comes down, 

Charles, why have you come here? 

Charles. To prevent you from betraying me. Why did you sen 1 
lor Miss Efflingbar? Do you wish to ruin my future? (R. c. 

Helene. (l. c.) When you prompted me to commit that wick' d 
deed, you did not think of my tuture, nor will I think of yours now. 
The promises you made have be^n broken; instead of being your 
wife I am a wretched, dishonored woman. But it is never too la'e 
to ask forgiveness of those we have wronged, and of God. 

Charles. Helene, if you betray me now you will make me a beggar. 
Think of the life I shall lead if you expose me. Do not — 

Helene. (interrupting) Think of what my life has been, and a-k 
your conscience if it is not I w T ho has been betrayed. 

Charles. Is your love for me dead? 

Helene. No, it is a hopeless passion, but I am as firm in my resolve 
to do right, as I was firm to do wrong. (they face each other 

Charles. Take care! A desperate man is dangerous. 

Helene. And a desperate woman is still more dangerous. 

(loud knock, l, 

Charles. She is here, I entreat you to spare me. 

Helene. I will do my duty. (CHARLES*/u'des behind door, r., lohile 
Helene opens door, l.) Do not be afraid to enter, Miss Efflingbar, 
Enter, Jessie, l. b, 

I made this the place of our appointment, because I thought we would 
be free from observation. 

Jessie. Helene, what mvstery is darkening your life? You con- 
fess that you have wronged Lieutenant Aigsburth and me. 1 implore 
you to speak the truth. (they come down 

Helene. I have sent for you to warn you against Charles Aigs- 
burth. If you value your happiness, renounce that man forever. I 
know you are his promised wife, but it is only justice to thwart tho-e 
who would wrong you. He has already wrecked one heart, but he 
shall not wreck yours. 

Jessie. What do you mean? 

Helene. I mean that it was at his instigation I accused Lieutenant 
Aigsburth of a cruel wrong. The charge was false, he is innocent. 

Jessie. Then you are the wife of Charles? 

Helene. Alas, I am not a wife. It was my fatal love for him that 
led me to commit the sin I now so bitterly repent. He accused 
Lieutenant Aigsburth of stealing his inheritance, and \, urged on by 
his promises of affection, and believing he had been unjustly cheated, 
consented to help him to revenge, and at the price of my woman- 
hood. Do not shrink from me, 1 am not so bad as I seem. I was 
tempted bevond endurance. 

Jessie. If you were a good woman, you would have resisted the 
temptation. For the sake of becoming a wife you consented to an 
act of shame. (Charles crosses to l. d.) As for your contemptable 
accomplice, his punishment will surely come. 

(turns to go and encounters Charles 

Charles. Jessie, that woman has told you an infamous lie. 



26 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

Helene. (c.) I swear it is true. 

Charles. Do not h?ed this degraded being. 

Jessie. I believe every word — let nie pass. 

Charles. You shall not pass until you have heaivl me. 

Jessie, {pointing rev I er) I shall pass it it is over your dead body. 
(he steps aside— Jessie opens the door, L. — to Helene) If you are 
afraid to remain wi.h this man, come with me, this will protect us 
both. 

Helene. I do not fear him. (exit, Jkssie, l. e. 

Charles, (bars the door and comes to Helene) Tr itress, you have 
ru'ned me. 

Helene. If I have ruined you, I have only done justice, and with 
heavens help my future life shall be blameless. 

Charles, (grasping her roughly) I hate you, 

Helene. (striking him) Coward ! 

Charles, (striking her) D — :n you ! (Helene utters a scream and 
falls) My God, I have killed her! (beading over her — loud knock- 
ing, l.) Who's that? (loud voice without, "Open the door 7 ) I must 
not be found here, but how can I escape? (knocking is continued, he 
looks around for some means for escape — at archway, c.) There is only 
one way, I must swim the river. 
(returns to Helene — loud voices without, "burst the door oped!'' — crash 

Enter, Zeno, l. e., and encounters Charles, as he is running to the 
archway — Charles strikes Zeno, who staggers and falls over 
Helene, then exits c. e. 

Enter, Jack and Lieutenant, l. e., and come down front. 

Zeno. (raising Helene's head) Helene! 

Capt. The author of this outrage cannot be far away. 

Lieut, (looking at the river) Come here, quick! (Captain and 
Jack go to him) There is a man swiming to the opposite shore. 

(Jack throws off his hat and coat 

Capt. What are you going to do? Tne current is deadly strong. 

Jack. If the current were ten times as strong, the coward who 
struck down a helpless woman, should not escape. (exit, c. e. 

Helene. (reviving) Zeno. 

Zeno. Thank God, she U not dead. 

CURTAIN. 



ACT IV. 

SCENE. — A room decorated with holly— larje winlow, c, through 
which the snow is seen falling — door R. of window — doors r. and l % 
fireplace, r. — Jessie discovered near the window as the curtain rises 

Jessie. How silently the snow flakes fall, making the earth pure 
And spotless— it is sent to tell us that our lives may too be purified, 
and to forgive those who have gone astray. 

Enter, Lieutenant, r. e. 

Lieut. Miss Kfflingbar, have you seen Polly this evening*"? 

Jessie. She has gone to the village. 

Lieut. Alone? 






REAM'S OF GOLD, 27 

Jessie. Yes, all alone. 

Lieut. I'll go and meet her on the road. (is going 

Jessie. Lieutenant, (he turns to her) Have you delivered my 
message? 

Lieut. Yes, and in return, Miss Ponisfrail begged me to think yon 
f,f your kindness. Her health is improving steadily, hut she is still 
very weak and pale. Ah! if sincere repentance is a punishment, she 
deserves to be forgiven. 

Jessie, What right have we to refuse forgiveness, if we are good 
and pure, it is because temptation has never been thrown in our way. 

( exit, l. e. 

Lieut, (c.) That girl has a heart of gold, faithful to friends and 
generous to foes. 

Enter, Polly, r. c. e. 

Now if Polly possessed such a loving nature, I'd leave the army and 
become a husband. 

Polhj. Hello! Wumppy. (comes down, r. c. 

Lieut. Polly, you are li^e a sweet little "bird without wings. 

Polly. Am 1 ? My feet are awful cold, and my fingers are frozen 
carrying this present for you. 

Lieut. A present for me, what is it? 

Polly. Oli ! something to keep your affection cool. You must keep 
it next to your heart if you can. {changes ice from hand to hand 

Lieut. It shall remain there forever. Now let me see it. 

Polly. No, you must feel it's influence first, Unbutton your coat, 
I can't hold it much longer. 

Lieut. Let me hold it for you. 

Polly. Do you want the present? 

Lieut. I should say I do. 

Polly. Well, here it is. 

(slips the ice down his breast and falls back laughing 

Lieut, (startled) What is it ? 

Polly. Ice. 

Lieut. Ice ! 

Gasps with the cold aud capers about while trying to grasp the ice, which 
slips out of his reach — trys to shake it down his trousers. 

Polly. Why don't you take it out? 

Lieut. How can I when it's melted. (moves about awkardly 

Polly. It was only a piece of ice. 

Lieut. Only a piece of ice. (coughs) I tell you, Miss Kissme, for 
a girl of sixteen, you are rather too forward to a man of nineteen, 
and a soldier, too. 

Polly. To the extent of wearing a uniform without which the 
man would be missing. You a soldier, you are nothing but a bundle 
of vanity well decorated. 

Lieut. I suppose you'll compare me to a peacock next. 

Polly. That would be an injustice to the peacock. His feathers 
are his own, while you are str tiding about in borrowed plumes. 

Lieut. Stop, or you'll make me angry, (moves about awkardly) 
I'm no peacock. 

Polly. You walk more like a crow. 

Lieut. Call me a blooming sparrow and make the list complete. 

Polly. In size the comparison would be equal, but the soarrow 



28 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

possesses a degree of manliness, while you have none. 

Lieut. If you were an Arab instead of a girl, I'd have satisfaction. 

{fences with imaginary f>e 

Polly, (takes down foils, which are hanging over fire-place) If you 
are so anxious to fight, just imagine that I am an Arab, (giving foil) 
And I will do the same. 

Lieut. What the devil is she up to now? 

Polly. There must be no bloodshed, but a* many hard knocks as 
you please. Are you ready ? 

Lieut, (aside) If this girl is to be my wife, I can't begin to tame 
her too soon, (aloud) Miss Kissme, for your manly conduct, 1 am 
going to administer a severe rebuke. 

Polly. You would if you could. 

Lieut. I'll triffle with you no longer, (they fence, Polly strikes 
him on the head, he drops his foil and places his hand on the injured 
part) Just like a woman, always in the wrong place. 

Polly, (hangs the foils on the wall again) You can't fight, you're 
only a pretender, Mr. Wumppytut. 

Lieut. Mr. Wumppytut. Young lady, please remember that I am 
a Lieutenant. It's not pleasant to be torced to remind people of one s 
rank. 

Polly. It's a rank injustice, Mr. Wumppytut. 

Lieut. Recollect, I have a title. 

Polly. You needn't be so disagreeable. Mr. Wumppytut, we had 
better part. 

Lieut. I agree with you, but before we sever our friendship, allow 
me to give you an invitation to my wedding. 

Polly. Your wedding? Who are you going to marry ? Who is 
she? What is she? Where is she? Answer me quick, (quietly) 
But why should I care who you marry, it's nothing to me. (aside) 
I've misled him. 

Lieut. I thought perhaps you would like to watch the ceremony, 
it will be grand. 

Polly. Oh ! I shall be there, and when you are married, I shall 
have the pleasure of inviting you to my wedding. 

Lieut. Your wedding? 

Polly. I thought perhaps you would like to watch the ceremony, 
it will be grand. 

Lieut, (aside) I've lost her. (aloud) Who are you going to 
marry? Who is he? What is he? Where is he? Answer me 
quick. 

Polly. Do you want to k'low? 

Lieut. Yes. 

Polly. You. 

Lieut. Me. (they embrace) tVe're as happy as pigs in clover. 

Polly, (snatches herself away) Such a comparison is decidedly 
stupid. (takes down violin and how, which are hanging, l. 

Lieut. What's the matter now. One-half of a woman's life is 
spent in finding fault with other people. 

Polly. I suppose you didn't know any better, so I'll forgive you. 

(goes to h>m 

Lieut. (aside) That d— d old fiddle again, (aloud) Polly, 
name the wedding day. 

Polly. One month from to-day. 

JJeut. (embraces her with the fiddle bd'wten them) Solendid. 



HEARTS OF GOLD. 29 

Polly. Look out, you're squeezing too hard. 

Lieut. What, you ? 

Polly. No, the fiddle. 

Lieut. Well, are you going to allow a fiddle to come between us? 
I'll give you five pounds for it. 

Polly. If I sell it, what will you do with it? 

Lieut. Smash it. 

Polly. I won't sell it. Now listen, I have named the wedding 
day, but there is a condition you did not give me time to ?peak of. 

Lieut. And the condition ? 

Polly. Is that you will practice fifteen minutes without stopping. 

Lieut. In other words, I must inflict upon myself fifteen minutes 
of torture, that is liable to drive me insane, and drive other people 
out of the house. 

Polly, {gives violin and bow) You remember the first lesson. 
(imitating) Draw your bow thus, (crosses to l. c.) If you stop 
paying only for a moment, I shall know. I want you to learn the 
minstrel boy. (exit, R. c. e. 

Lieut, (playing) If the minstrel boy could only see me now. 
Draw your bow thus. 

Enter, Jack and Captain, r. e. 

Jack, (as they become seated, r.) There goes the Lieutenant fid- 
dling awav for dear life. 

Capt. The poor fellow would rather face a regiment of soldiers. 

Lieutenant continues playing, they gradually become nervous and ex- 
change seats. 

Jack. Confound that fiddle. 

Capt. Confound the man who is playing it. (they resume the con- 
versation for a few moments, Captain rises) We must silence him 
bomeway. 

Jack. I say old fellow, are you making this horrible noise simply 
for our amusement? 

Lieutenant looks at them and nods Ms head— they place their fingers 

in their ears. 

Capt. Whit shall we do with him? 

Jack. Suppose we throw him through the window? 

Capt. Anyway to get rid of him. 
They run him of l. v.— note, while the Lieutenant is off the stage he 
must continue playing the violin loud enough to be heard by the au- 
dience until he comes on again. 

Jack. Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast, but when it 
comes from a fiddle in the hands of a novice, it irritates the savage 
breast (goes to window, Captain stts, R.) How splendid and bright 
everything looks. Just the night for a good fight with snowballs. 
Hello! here comes a crowd of boys, now for some fun. (crosses to 
door, R. c.) Francis, are you coming? 

Capt. Where to? 

Jack. Outside. 

Capt. What for? 

Jack. Play snowball. (Captain looks at him) Come on, have 
lots of fun. * 



80 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

Capt. No, thanks. 

Jack. Keep the door open, I may be forced to run. (exit, r. e. 

Capt. Three months ago to-night we found Helene lying insensi- 
ble in the mill, struck down b} r a cowards hand, as the mark on her 
face proves. I have sought in vain for the wretch, who dealt the 
blow, but he is protected by her silence. She will not disclose his 
name, nor does she desire his punishment. Her life is full of mystery, 
but somehow I cannot think of her but as a good, pure woman. 

(loud noise without 

Enter t Jack, e. e., covered with snow. 

Jack. Good-nis:ht, boy's, good-ni<rht. (shakes of the snow and 
comes down r. of Captain) Come old fellow, you must have serious 
thoughts, to make you look so melancholy. 

Capt. 1 was only thinking of Helene. 

Jack. I thought you had forgotten her long ago. 

Capt. Her face is before me night and day ; I can see nothing else. 

Jack. She can never be anything to you, banish her from your 
thoughts, and some day you will meet the woman who is ordained 
for you. 

Capt. There is only one woman for whom I shall ever care, and if 
she is not ordained for me, I will never try to win another. 

Jack. In less than a year Cupid will have you on her toils again. 
We soldiers are never satisfied until our hearts have been broken 
several tinier, then we settle down. 

Capt. You are always lighthearted and gay, sorrow with you is 
only momentary and life is bright again. 1 love that unfortunat j 
woman. I will forgive her faults and make her my wife. 

Jack. Francis, such an act would emhitter not only your life, but 
her's also. Would you take for your wife a woman, whose heart, 
true though she may be to you, would always yearn for the caress or 
another. The knowledge of her past would be a blur u ton the hap- 
piness of both, and soon love would turn to hatred and disappoint- 
ment, (lays hand on his shoulder) Old fellow, we have grown from 
childhood side by side, trusting each other as brothers, sharing joy 
and sorrow together. Let me advise you now, it is the same old 
Jack who is near you. Think of Jessie, could she embrace as a sister, 
the woman who wronged her at the alter? Your duty is plain, her 
path lies far from yours. 

Capt. You are right, Jack, for her sake it is my duty to forget 
this woman, and I will. 

Jack. I know you will keep your word. Remember a true sister 
is better than an unloving wife. 

Capt. (rising) Yes, better by far. 

Enter , Lieutenant, l. e., still playing the violin, he is weakened 
through playing so long and totters feebly about the stage — Captain 
and Jack pick up fire tongs and poker and run to him. 

Jack, What the deuce are you playing for? 

Lieut. A wife. (continues playing 

Capt. The poor fellow has gone crazy. 

Enter, Jessie, l. e. 

Speak to him, Jessie, his reason has flown. 
Jessie. You mean that he is mad? 
Jack. Mad as a hatter, (aside) I'll wager this is one of Polly's 



HEABTS OF GOLD. SI 

tricks. (pushes Lieutenant with his foot, who nearly falls 

Jessie, (touches him gently) Lieutenant, are you ill? 

(trys to take the violin from him 
Lieut. Why can't they keep away. 

(makes a feeble attempt to push her 

Enter, Polly, l. e. 

Polly, (sings) "Hold the fort for I am coming," etc. 

Lieut. Yes, and it is d — d near time. 

(lays the violin on the floor, and sinks exhausted on chair, l. 

Polly, (comes down, c.) Wumppy, I forgot all about you, you 
little fool. (falls back laughinj 

Lieut, (rises) Fool, fool, fool, (goes up, Polly follows) I'm a 
fool, I'm a peacock, I'm a crow, Fm a blooming sparrow. I'm more, 
I'm an idiot for taking any notice of you. Laugh on you little devil, 
laugh on. (exit, l. e. 

Be-enter, Lieutenant, l. e. 

I'll pay you back for this when we are married. (exit, l. e. 

Jessie. Polly, what have "on been doing to him? 

Polly. Nothing, he has been amusing himself, that's all. 

(exit, L. e. 

Jack. Amusing himself, a woman's pleasure is invariably a man's 
discomfort. 

Jessie, l. c. Jack c. Captain r. c. 

Jessie. Francis! (trys to pass Jack, who contrives to keep before 
her — she is angry and turns and comes down, c.) Francis, come here. 
(he goes to her) Helene is coming here to-night. Promise me you 
will receive her kindly, and that no harsh words will pass your lips. 

Capt. There is no need of a promise. I could not spe ik harshly 
to her. I can only wish her happiness. 

Jessie. You good kind brother, you are a king among men. 
(knock is heard at door, r. c.) It is Helene, I will open the door. 

(opens the door 

Enter, Helene, r. e.— Jessie leads her down, c — Captain l. c. 

Jack r. c. 

Helene. I trust you will pardon me for this intrusion ; my mission 
here will not detain you long. I have come only to ask forgiveness ; 
if that mercy is granted me, I shall go to some place where I am un- 
known, and begin a new and better life. 

Jessie. Do not speak of forgiveness, the past shall hold no place 
in our memory. I seal my friendship for you with this. 

(kisses her 

Helene. (to Jack) And you? 

Jack. It is I who should ask forgiveness of you. I suspected you 
of a wrong of which you are guiltless, and I am heartily ashamed. 

Jack goes up— Helene turns to Captain with a pleading gesture. He 
takes her hands. 

Capt. Yes, Helene, with all my heart. 

Helene. I can express my gratitude only in these words, "God 
bless you all." 

Capt. Before you go, Helene, grant me a few moments alone. 



32 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

Helene. Francis, the memory of your noble nature will always be 
to me a ray of sunshine. (he leads her off r. e. 

Jack. I wonder what Jessie is thinking about? I'd like to bet 
five shilling she is wondering what I am thinking about, anyway 
what are we both thinking about — love? {takes a piece of mistletoe 
off the wall and creeps behind her; holds the mistletoe over her with his 
left hand and places his right arm quietly around her) Jessie, may I 
call you Jessie? 

Jessie, {looks up at the mistletoe and turns her face slowly to him) 
Jack. 

Jack. I real my love for you with this, (kisses her) Home once 
more. 

Jessie. Jack, two loving hearts should never be parted. 

Jack. They never shall. 

Jessie, But you can't hold me all Ihe evening — let me go. 

Jack. Oh ! no, I let you go twice before and had a devil of a time 
w inning you again, (releases her) No, no, no, Jessie. I didn't mean 
that, I beg your pardon. 

Jessie. It doesn't matter what you meant, Jack, the devil has done 
his worst, so come along. (exeunt, r. 

Enter t Charles, r. c. e. 

Charles. I never thought to enter this house again, but here alone 
I can learn if Helene is living or dead. They shall tell me to-night. 
I will know the worst my blow has done. Zeno spoke the truth 
when he told roe I had inherited my father's brutal nature. I felle I 
to the ground the woman who would have died to serve me. 

(goes to window 

Enter, Jack, r. e. 

Jack. If there is one spark of goodness in his cold heart, he will 
show it to-ni^ht. (to Charles) Good evening Charles, this visit is 
quite unexpected. 

Charles. Yes, I know I am unwelcome. 

Jack. On the contrary, I am glad to see you. 

Charles, (surprised) Glad to see me? 

Jack. Yes, I want to tell you what a mean, cowardly scoundrel 
you are. 

Charles.^ Be careful, cowards are sometimes desperate and deadly. 

Jack. Yes, deadly when helpless women are the object of their 
fury, but powerless when man to man. (Charles comes down and 
J ack follows) The vilest name is too good for the man, who will 
wreck a woman's life, and then add to the injury the crime of murder. 
You shudder, and well you may. After felling her to the floor, you 
sprang into the river and made your escape, but not before your face 
was recognized by me. 1 was swiming clo. ; e upon you when you 
reached the bank and disappeared in the woods close by. 

Charles. If I had known it was you following me, it would h ve 
been your life or mine. I am in no" mood to be trifled with, so take 
care ! (crosses, r.) Do you know anything of Helene ? 

Jack. I know we found her lying insensible in the mill, her poor 
face bruised and bleeding. If I had caught you that night, I would 
have killed you. 

Charles. In pity's name tell me if she is living? 

Jack. No woman could survive so brutal a blow. 

Charles. Helene is not dead, for God's sake don't say that. 



HE A UTS OF GOLD. 32 

Jack. Repe nte nee is now too late. 

Charles. It is true then, my blow has killed her, and you the cans > 

of my crime, taunt me in my misery. If you had not come b:ick to 

A : gsburth, 1 would not stand here to-night a murderer. But now I 

am a criminal ; one more crime will not make me any worse. 1"11 

kill you and satisfy a life long hatred. 

[a violent struggle, in which Jack is forced backward on the table, R.' 

Enter, Helene, r. e., as Charles raises knife to stab, the knife fall* 

from his hand and he sinks on his knees with bowed head — Jack 

leads Helene off l. e. 

He-enter, Jack, l. e., comes down a, Charles rises and sits r. 

Charles. I cannot commit another crime. 
Enter, Zeno, r. c.e.— Jack picks up the,knife and offers it to Charles 

Jack. Take it and tell me what turned your treacherous blade 
aside? 

Zeno. (comes between them) Lieutenant, that knife, surely? 

(looks at Charles 

Jack. Do not be alarmed Zeno. it is only another attempt to mil- 
der. 

Zeno. (takes the knife from Jack, who crosses l., Zexo gazes 
sternly at Chari e* and throws the knife at his feet) CowarJ ! 

Charles. Zeno, are you in league against me with the rest? 

Zeno. No, but 1 regret such a man is my brother. (goes up, c 
Enter, Lieutenant, l. e. 

Lieut, (aside) Hello! that gypsy fellow has ventured here again. 
This time 1 will expose him for his boldness. ( to Jack) I'm going 
to give you a big burprise, watch me. (to Zeno) My good fellow, 
have you ever served as a soldier in the English army ? 

(Charles rises 

Zeno. (is startled) No. 

Lieut, That is false, (snatches wig off his head) Lieutenant look, 
Delwin Sterngarld, the deserter stands before you. 

Jack, (surprised) Delwin. 

Zeno. (with bowed head) It has come at last" (to Charles) 
Brother, is this your work? 

Charles. No, Zeno, I swear it is not. 

Jack, (crosses to Zeno, Lieutenant l. c.) Have no fear, Delwin, 
no one here will betray you. 

Lieut. Lieutenant, he is guilty of an act of insubordination, he 
felled a superior officer to the ground. 

Jack. It was an act of manhood, not insubordination, the man 
wiio will hesitate to defend his mother's name, is not fit to wear the 
uniform of a soldier. Delwin shall justify himself by explaining the 
aflair from beginning to end. 

Lieut. Let him do so if he can. 

Zeno. I can and will. When I was sixteen years old my mother 
died, leaving me to the care of a father, whose life was marked by sin 
and dissipation. A criminal who forced his boy to follow in his path . 
We were both arrested and imprisoned— his term was ten years, mine 
was three, which I have served. When I received my discharge, I 
learned that my father had been shot, Avhile trying to escape. 1 en- 
listed as a soldier, and at the end of two years, was made a sargeant. 
The vow made to my dying mother was kept. I had won the friend-* 



34 HEARTS OF GOLD. 

ship of every man in the regiment but one, the officer who com- 
manded us. He learned of the past, which I thought was buried, 
and one evening uenounced me as a jail bird before the comrade?, I 
had grown to love. Not content with humiliating me, he reoal.ed 
the crimes my father had committed, I could not deny them. But 
when he abused my mother's name, I could restrain myselt no longer, 
I sprang upon him and felled him to the ground. I was seized and 
cast into prison. At last I contrived to escape, and before two hours 
had passed, I knew I was being hunted down like a dog. One morn- 
ing 1 sank exhausted on the roadside; when [ awoke, a gypsy girl 
was bending over me. She assisted me to the camp, where her peo le 
received me with open arms, and I became one of them , a gypsy. 
Soon after, the girl who was idolized by every person in theV.amp, 
lollowed that man to London, {points at Charles) From paper- 
in my possession, I learned that he was my brother, but known t> 
every one as the adopted son of Harold Aigsburth. My story is tol I. 

(Charles takes seat, r. 

Jack, (to Lieutenant) Do you still believe it is your duty to 
arrest him? 

Lieut. No. (to Zeno) Delwin, I would not betray you now, 
even for the Queen of England. 

Zeno. Lieutenant, I thank you. (Lieutenant and Jack converse, 
l., Zeno crosses to Charles)" Charles, I know you wish we ha I 
never met, but you are my brother and I love you for our mother's 
sake. I shall soon leave England for America, and you will hear ot 
me no more. 

Charles. Don't go away Zeno, stay by the side of your worthless 
brother. 

Ztno. I will on one condition, you must make Helene your wife. 

Enter, Helene and Polly, l. e. — Polly goes to Lieutenant, Jack 
leads Helene to Zeno. 

Enter, Jessie and Captain, r. e., and cross c— -Jack goes to Jessje. 

Charles. She is alive? 

Zeno. Yes. (leads her to htm 

Charles. Thank God! thank God! He'ene, will you forgive a 
penitent? 

Helene. I forgive you freely. 

Charles. We will begin a new life together, (to Zeno) Come 
Zeno, our place is not here. 

(leads her to door, r. c, Zeno jollows 

Helene. (to all) Good-bye. (they exit, r. c. e. 

Zeno. Good night. (exit, r. c. e. 

Jessie and Jack, c, Captain at r. of window, Polly and Lieuten- 
ant, l. c. 
Jack, (embracing Jessie, Lieutenant embraces Polly) They 
will never cause you unhappiness again. 

Charles leads Helene by the window, slowly, followed by Zeno, who 
waves an adieu, 
Capt* Farewell forever. 

CUBTAIN. 
THE end. 



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^•Hearts of Gold. 4* 



A drama in 4 acts by John Rupert Farrell, for 5 male and 

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lover— Charles Aigsburth and Jessie— A promise not given — Arrival of Jessie's 
brother — Helene, the gypsy girl, now Miss Ponsifrail, the actress — A surprise — 
Helene and Jessie— Charles and Helene, old friends— "I am no longer the igno- 
rant gypsy girl, you shall not cast me off like a broken plaything" — Zeno, the 
gypsy — The secret — Polly and Jack — The disowned son — The will — "It is a for- 
gery"— A baffled villain — Jack and Jessie— A broken promise— Vows renewed— 
Charles rejected and defeated. 

ACT II. — Lieutenant Wumppytut takes a nap — The cuckoo — Polly discovered 
— The violin lesson — Jack discloses the secret in Helene Ponsifrail's life to the 
Captain— Charles and Helene — "There is nothing left but revenge" — A wicked 
compact— "I will play my part as the gypsy girl"— Zeno— "Charles, you and I 
are brothers"— "You are Jack Aigsburth's adopted brother" — The marriage in- 
terrxipted by the gypsy girl — "I am that man's wife" — "It is a lie, comrades, I 
am no coward." 

ACT III. — Return of the Regiment — Charles now Jessie's accepted lover— 
Helene discovers Charle's perfidy — Captain tells Jessie that Jack saved his life 
on the battle field— Jack's ring— Lieutenant Wumppytut as a gypsy, tells Polly's 
fortune— Helene informs Jessie that Jack is true to her, that she was the gypsy 
girl, but not Jack's wife — Charles denounces Helene and attempts her murder — 
"My God, I have killed her"— The escape. 

ACT IV. — Polly gives Lieutenant Wumppytut a present— The violin lesson No. 
2 — Captain and Jack — "We found Helene insensible, she has now recovered, but 
she can never be anything to you" — Lieutenant Wumppytut playing the violin 
for a wife — Jack and Helene — "I forgive you"— Charles and Jack — "Repentance 
comes too late" — Attempts to murder Jack — Helene appears — Zeno — Charles 
and Helene depart to commence a new life — The farewell. Price 15 cts» 

The Cricket on the Hearth. jkSSsS&S 

Smith; 6 male and 6 female characters. Costumes modern. Three interior 
scenes. Time of representation 2 hours. A beautiful little play. Caleb Plum- 
mer is a favorite part with Joseph Jefferson, yet can be played with good effect 
by amateur comedians. 



ACIirvUf fUt intri!/ n A comedy in 1 act, for 5 female characters. 
illc?n IfllSlTRKP One interior scene. Costumes modern and 

WIIQIIl III IUIUI1U. old fashion^. Time of performance 40 
minutes. Very good for a school exhibition. Miss Penelope Perfect, the lead- 
ing part is an uproariously amusing comedy character. 



A Victim of Woman's Rights. !<• 



A monologue by Nellie 
Locke. Mrs. Peck, 
ho is a woman suf- 
fragist, leaves her home and baby in care of her husband, while* she attends 
conventions, clubs, etc. His experience with the b;iby and tending to the 
household duties prove almost too much for his temper. Order a copy and read 
his experience. "What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" in this 
case. 



AniEs' Plays — G antiniiBrL 



146 Our Awful Aunt i i 

53 Out in the Streets 6 4 

51 Rescued 5 3 

59 Saved 2 3 

102 Turn of the Tide 7 4 

63 Three Glasses a Day 4 2 

62 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room... 7 3 

58 Wrecked 9 3 

COMEDIES. 

324 A Day In A Doctor's Office,.. 5 1 

136 A Legal Holiday i 3 

168 A Pleasure Trip 7 3 

124 An Afflicted Family 7 5 

257 Caught in the Act 7 3 

248 Captured 6 4 

178 Caste 5 3 

176 Factory Girl 6 3 

207 Heroic Dutchman of '76 8 3 

t99 Home 4 3 

174 Love's Labor Not Lost 3 3 

158 Mr. Hudson's Tiger Hunt 1 1 

149 New Years in N. Y 7 6 

37 Not So Bad After All 6 5 

237 Not Such a Fool as He Looks 6 3 

nr B iys 6 4 

126 Our Daughters 8 6 

265 Pug and the Baby 5 3 

114 Passions 8 4 

264 Prof. James' Experience 

Teaching Country School 1 3 

219 Rags and Bottles 4 1 

239 Scale with Sharps and Flats.. 3 2 

221 Solon Shingle 14 2 

262 Two Bad Boys 7 3 

87 The Biter Bit 3 2 

131 The Cigarette 4 2 

240 $2,000 Reward 2 

TRAGEDIES. 

16 The Serf 6 8 

FARCES & COMEDIETTAS. 

129 Aar-u-ag-oos 2 1 

132 Actor and Servant '1 1 

316 Aunt Charlotte's .Maid 8 3 

289 A Colonel's Mishap 5 o 

12 A Capital Match 3 2 

303 A Kiss in the Dark 2 3 

166 ATexan Mother-in-Lavv 4 2 

30 A Day Well Spent 7 5 

169 A Regular Fix 2 4 

286 A Professiona^Gardener 4 2 

80 Alarmingly Suspicious 4 3 

32ii All In A Mndile 3 3 

78 An Awfi.l Criminal 

313 A Matchmaking Father.. 

31 A Pet of the Public 

21 A Romantic Attachment 

^ Thrilling Item 

20 A Ticket of Leave 

5 4 



; "^'4 A Day in a Do< 
175 Betsey Baker. 



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8 Better Half 5 

86 Black vs. White 4 

22 Captain Smith - 3 

84 Cheek Will Win 3 

287 Cousin Josiah 1 

225 Cupids Capers 4 

317 Cleveland's Reception Party. 5 
249 Double Election 9 

49 Der Two Surprises » 1 

72 Deuce is in Him 5 

10 Did I Dream it 4 

220 Dutchyvs. Nigger 3 

188 Dutch Prize Fighter 3 

42 Domestic Felicity 1 

148 Eh? What Did You Say 3 

218 Everybody Astonished 4 

22 1 Fooling with the Wrong Man 2 
233 Freezing a Mother-in-Law... 2 

154 Fun in a Post Office 4 

184 Family Discipline 

274 Family Jars 5 

209 Goose with the Golden Eggs.. 5 

13 Give Me My Wife .,. 3 

307 Hallabahocla, the Medicine 
Man 4 

66 Hans, the Dutch J. P 3 

271 Hans Brummel's Cafe 5 

116 Hash 4 

120 H. M.S. Plum 1 

50 How She has Own AVay 1 

140 How He Popped the Quest'n. 1 

74 How to Tame M-in-Law 4 

35 How Stout Your Getting 5 

247 Incompatibility of Temper... 1 

95 In the Wrong Clothes 5 

racob Shlaff'fl Mistake 3 

<99 Jimmie Jones 3 

11 John Smith 5 

Johanes Blatz's Mistake 4 

! umbo Jum 4 

82 Killing Time 1 

182 Kittie's Wedding Cake 1 

127 Lick Skillet Wedding 2 

l.auderbach's Little Surprise 3 
302 Locked in a Dress-maker's 

Room 3 

106 Lodgings for Two 

288 Love in all Corners 5 

139 Matrimonial Bliss 1 

231 Match for a other-Min-Law.. 2 
235 More Blunders than one 4 

Mother's Fool 6 

Mv Heart's in Highlands 4 

208 My Precious Betsey 4 

212 Aly Turn Next 4 

My Wife's Relations 4 

My Day and Now-a-Days 

273 My Neighbor's Wife 3 

206 Xanka's Leap Year Venture.. 5 

S (body's Moke ft 

Our Hotel 5 

Olivet 

44 Obedience 1 

33 On the Sly :. 3 



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Paddy Miles' Boy 

Patent Washing Machine 

Persecuted Dutchman 

Poor Pilicody 

Quiet Family 

Rough Diamond 

Ripples 

Room 41 

Santa Claus' Daughter 

Sch»aps 

Sewing Circle of Period 

S. H. A. M. Pinafore 

Somebody's Nobody 

Strictly Temperance 

Stage Struck Yankee 

Struck by Lightning 

Slick and Skinner 

Slasher and Crasher 

Too Many Cousins 

Two Gentlemen in a Fix 

Taking the Census 

The Landlords Revenue 

That Awful Carpet Bag 

That Rascal Pat 

That Mysterious B'dle 

The Bewitched Closet 

The Coming V'an 

Turn Him Out 

The Actor's Scheme 

The Irish Squire of Squash 

Ridge 

The Mashers Mashed 

The Sham Profpgsor 

TheSnellm' Skew! 

The Two T. J's 

Thirty-three Next Birthday.. 

Tim Flannigan 

Tit for Tat 

The Printer and His Devils.. 
Trials of a Countrv Editor.... 
The Wonderful Telephone.... 

Two Aunt Emilys 

Uncle E<han 

Unjust Justice 

U.S. Mail 

Vermont Wool Dealer 

Which is Which 

Wanted a Husband 

Wooing Under Difficulties... 

Which will he Marry 

Widower's Trials 

Wakir>sr Him Up 

Why they Joined the Re- 
beccas 

Yankee Duelist 

Yankee Peddler .* 



GUIDE BOOKS. 

Hints on Elocution 

Hints to Amateurs 

CANTATA. 

215 On to Victory 4 



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ETHIOPIAN FARCES. 



204 Academy of Stars 6 

325 A Coincidence 8 

65 An Unwelcome Return 3 

15 An Unhappy Pair 1 

172 Black Shoemaker 4 

98 Black Statue 4 

22 Colored Senators 3 

214 Chops 3 

145 Cuff's Luok 2 

190 Crimps Trip 5 

27 Fetter Lane to Gravesend 2 

153 Haunted House 2 

230 Hamlet the Dainty 6 

How Sister Paxey got her 

Child Baptized 2 

Handy Andy 2 



103 



Hypochondriac The. 



256 

128 



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319 In For It 3 1 

47 In the Wrong Box 3 

77 Joe's Visit 2 1 

88 Mischievous Nigger 4 2 

Midnight Colic 2 1 



Musical Darkey 2 



90 No Cure No Pay 3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as He Seems 3 

244 Old Clothes 3 

234 Old Dad's Cabin 2 1 

150 OldPomoey 1 1 

246 Othello.: 4 1 

109 Other People's Children 3 2 

297 Pomp Green's Snakes 2 

134 Pomn's Pranks 2 

'258 Prof. Bones'Latest Invention 5 

177 Quarrelsome Servants 3 

96 Rooms to Let 2 1 

107 School 5 

133 SeeingBosting 3 

179 Sham Doctor 3 3 

94 16,000 Years Ago 3 

243 Sports on a Lark 3 

25 Sport with a Sportsman 2 

92 Stage Struck Darkey 2 1 



238 Strawberry Shortcake 2 

10 -Stocks Up, Stocks Down 2 

64 That Bov Sam 3 

253 The best Cure 4 

282 The Intelligence Office 3 

122 The Select School 5 

118 The Popcorn Man 3 

6 The Studio 3 

108 Those Awful Boys 5 

245 Ticket Takor^ 3 

4 Twain's Dodging 3 

197 Tricks 5 



198 Uncle Jeff 5 

216 Vice Versa 3 

206 Villkens and Dinah 4 

210 Virginia Mummy 6 

203 Who Stole the Chickens 1 

205 William Tell 4 

156 Wig-Maker and His Servants 3 

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